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Specialty Expressions: EPITYMPANIC RECESS

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Epitympanic recessMedicinePortion of the tympanic cavity lying above the level of the tympanic membrane. Source: European Union. (references)

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Extended Definition: Epitympanic recess

Epitympanic recess

Epitympanic recess
Latin recessus epitympanicus
Dorlands/Elsevier r_05/12696619

The epitympanic recess is the upper part of the tympanic cavity (a part of the human ear) above the eardrum. The recess contains the malleus and incus bones.[1]

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